r/dataisbeautiful • u/TA-MajestyPalm • 4d ago

OC [OC] Post-Pandemic Population Growth Trends, by US Metro Area (2022->2024)

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Graphic by me, created in Excel. All data from US Census here: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html

I've created similar graphics in the past, but usually from 2020-2024. This is not the best time frame as it combines the abnormal covid years with post pandemic movement.

This time frame (2022-2024) shows the most current and ongoing population trends of the last 2 years.

I also wanted to better categorize the cities into broad cultural regions vs the arbitrary geographic census regions.

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u/DTComposer 2d ago

The Census Bureau considers Dallas-Fort Worth as one metropolitan area, so they’re combined on this graph.

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u/Maxcrss 1d ago

It should be DFW not “Dallas”. They’re an hour away ffs.

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u/DTComposer 21h ago

The CB's full name for the area is "Dallas-Forth Worth-Arlington" - most of these areas have multiple cities in their name (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, etc). OP probably just used the first-listed city to avoid clutter on the chart.

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u/Maxcrss 18h ago

Minneapolis and St Paul are essentially the same city because they directly overlap. Dallas and Fort Worth proper are about 45 minutes to an hour apart. Arlington is about 20-30 minutes from each. It’s just an odd comparison.